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Thanks, Rue... I have to wait for the swelling to go down in the joint. Because I'm "vertically challenged" (i.e. short), I developed bursitis in my left shoulder. It's irreversable, unfortunately, and I'm pretty sure it's cumulative. When the swelling gets too bad the nerves in my shoulder get compressed and the arm goes numb. Only thing I can really do is learn to live with it.

And it does make hauling my college books interesting, though not in a good way >>

The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act

Work was dull, I pretty much stayed in my office all day with the door closed. I did sneak in a cleaning of my 10G and got a mound of paperwork done. After work I went to get the stitches removed from my finger after a non-fatal brawl with a knife. The SO is coming over in a bit for dinner, nothing fancy just lasagna and salad. After that it will be WCs on the 100G and 150G...TV/Internet and sleep

Yup sounds like any other Monday mate. Fortunately, after my day at the office meeting up at the local pub for beers and burgers. yum! :D

Yesterday I went to look (again) for a new laptop bag. The handles are about to give on mine and it's not worth repairing. Couldn't find a bag...so I went wandering and came home with a discounted leather car coat...

Do I need new clothes, including jackets? Yes. Because I've lost weight I have a very small, inadequate wardrobe and am slowly starting to buy stuff again.

Do I need a leather car coat? Nope. Not at all. I need many other things BEFORE getting a car coat. However, I definately will wear it. It's so soft and smells so good...

It was 'originally' $480...discounted to $260 and on clearance for $120. That makes it all okay, right? Right?

Yes Rue, of course it is okay! We can't spend ALL our money on fish now, can we?

Skull, congrats on the chicks! I keep a small flock of ducks and LOVE having them around the yard. I've had chickens before and they were great too, but I need the ducks for extra slug patrol (banana slugs are aptly named, and not just because they are yellow...)